The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-16
ODD FELLOWS ARRIVING.
THE COMING OF THE DELEGATES
AND REPRESENTATIVE

The Grand Encampment in Session
this Morning-List of Delegates and
Visiting Past Chief Patriarchs - To-
Morro~v's Work Of the Grand Lodge
and Delegates
Old Fello VS. Hall was almost uncomfort-
ally crowded last night by the visiting mem
be-s Of the Mystic Link" A subordinate
lodge degree was to be worked, and every
visitor attended The delegates to the
Grand Encampment and the Grand Lodge
began arriving Sunday night, and the last
batch came in last evening. The members
of the home lodges were on hand to receive
their brethren aud extended all fraternal
courtesies possible, The grand encamp-
ment convenes this morning at
O'Clock at Odd Fellows Hall Their session
will probably last all day. The most i'm
portant business awaiting their considera-
tion is a number Of amendments TO the Sub
ordinate Encampment Constitution, over
which it is said, a good deal of discussion
will ensue. The new officers will also he
elected The remaining work will be
routine, c insisting OF the reports of the diff
ferent officers, appointing OF committees,
etc
The present grand officers of the Grand
Encampment are: George q. Wilson, Grand
Patriarch, Savannah; Charles D. Russell,
Grand High Priest, Savannah; Robert 7.
Daniel, Grand Senior Warden, Griffin;
John c. Daitz Grand Scribe, Macon; VIII
ham G. Gromling, Grand Treasurer, At
lanta William NJ. Pittman, Grand Junior
Warden, Athens: c. A. Robbie, Grand Rep
resentative, Augusta; John Asher, Grand
Marshal, Griffin: j. p. Kenyon, Grand In
side Sentinel, Atlanta; A. w. Manucy,
Grand Outside Sentinel, Savannah.
The following delegates and visiting Past
Chief Patriarchs are in attendance:
The Representatives to the Grand En-
calnpment: No. /, Magnolia Encampment,
Jonas Mendell and Alex Mendell; No. ,,
Macon Union, NJ. r. Rogers; No. 4, Chat
tahoochae, George o, Berry; No. 5, Au-
gusta, c. R. Rowland; No. I, Oasis, r. w.
Champion; No. II, Empire, j, R. Gregg and
L. Fl. Hall; No. Is, Waddell, H, J. Schoen-
thall; No. II, Gainesville c. B. LaHatte
The following are the Past Chief Patri
archs III attendance: John Riley, Of Mag
nolia Encampment No. /; U. L. Williams,
of Macon No. 2; D. r. Bize, of Chattahoo-
chez, No. 4; S. T, Potts, of Augusta No. ;;
John c. Brooks and r. W. Champion, Of
Oasis No. ~ H. Cooper and A. c. Heggie,
of Waddell No. 10.
Wednesday the Grand Lodge will CON
vene at the hall. Probably some fifty
lodges will be represented. The list of
grand officers has already been given in the
MORNING NEWS. The representatives and
visiting past officers are as follows Lodge
No. l, W. H. Flutzword; No. 2, $. II. Sin
gleton; No. 3, j. J; Glatiigny, Jr: !; No; ., E.
and Z. W. Loudenber; No. Z, John
E. Wheeler and Hannuch; No. s,
John H. Cooper; No. 9, A. b. Brooks and
w. /. O'Brien; No. 10, William C. Eliod;
No 10, n. K. Bragdon; No. 10, w. w.
Sears; No. a, T; J. Voss; No. IS, Joseph
NJ Collins; No. 49, j. d. Morgan; No II,
W. T. Nesbitt; No Is, W. B. HILL No. 10,
No. q, 1. F. Mcdonald; No. "a, J. ?. Fam;
No. %, J. ?. Kenyon No 50, G.. Howser;
No. A, J. B. Richardson; No. IS, James
L. Mayson and J. T. Pendle-
coin: No. 50, F. schoneman; No. 60,
Jacob Morris and H. NJ Patterson; No. 63,
w. c. Stafford; No. "a, G. p. Boone; No.
No. 6s, Benjamin Hirsch; No rs, j. w.
Clark; No. II, S. II. Swami; No. 10, D. S.
M0CurTy; No 81, r. J. Dyar; No. ~, X. f.
Quillan: No. 80, p r. Fleming; No 81, J. M.
Zachary; No. %, Uriah Matthews; No. 96,
S. E, Grow; No. 81, A. w. Carswell; No.
90, Wesley Dooley; No. 100, G. j. Harris;
No 101, B. T. Day; No 102, A. B. Cotes.
The visiting past officers are: w. c.
Knoblock, w. J.. Williams and l.. L. John
son, of No. 3; Isaac Beckett, No. 3; Daniel
Collins aud A. o. Young, Noe H. j. Schoen-
sholl and O. C. Higgie, No s; w. f. Swan
ston and W. X Wilkinson, No. 8; c. S.
Wood, No u; George W. Hawkins, No II;
Joseph W. Gould, No. %; w. H. Gardner,
No. 25; J. A. Hull, No. %; H. Sanders. A.
Mendell and j. Wendell, IS; Joseph c.
Glozier, No 81; D. w. Henderson, No. 90;
MILAN Noble, No. %.
A large amount of business is before the
session and the prospects are that a vast
deal of important matter win be disposed
of. The exercises for this week was given
in yesterdays NEWS. Late last night
special was received from Atlanta saying
fifty additional delegates would arrive in
Savannah this morning. They will be met
at the depot by the local brethren with a
brass band